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Lillian (1/2)

Freighter Lillian
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1920, Bethlehem Wilmington, Wilmington DE USA, as Maddequet
Specs:
( 327 x 46 ft ) 3482 gross tons, 32 crew
Sunk:
Sunday February 26, 1939
collision with freighter Wiegand ( 6568 tons) - no casualties
Depth:
150 ft

Most of the wreck has collapsed, with the exception of the bow, which is festooned with fishing nets. She is relatively deep and far from shore and is dived infrequently. Visibility is generally pretty good, and the Lillian routinely gives up some big lobsters.

Freighter Lillian sinking

The Lillian's wireless operator locked down the telegraph key on his set, causing the slowly-sinking ship to send out a steady screech on the radio until the Coast Guard finally shot off the aerial.

Freighter Lillian - New York Times
Freighter Wiegand
Wiegand, flying a courtesy American flag in port
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Ajace

Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, Italy
Specs:
566 tons
Sunk:
March 4, 1881; ran aground in storm - 1 survivor
Depth:
25 ft

Also known as the Italian Wreck, the Ajace was sunk at 4:00 AM on March 4, 1881. At the time, she was carrying a small cargo of scrap railroad iron and 2,040 empty petroleum barrels. While bound for New York from Belgium, the Ajace was caught in one of the worst storms of the year and ran aground off Rockaway beach. Many sources report that Captain F. Morice, seeing that all hope was lost, opened his private supply of brandy and shared it with his crew. Soon after, the crew became badly beaten from the pounding of the waves and drunk from the brandy.

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